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  • About Me: Southern Carpenter- Jerry Carr

    About Me: Southern Carpenter- Jerry Carr

    I owe much of my basic woodworking from my step grandfather. He owned Daytona Beach Millworks and had a workshop in Astor, Florida. When I was growing up, I used to visit him and he would let me work beside him. He, like me, was left handed which gave me the fundamental lessons on safety and tool operation from a lefty’s point of view.

    What I lack in his blood DNA is overflowed with his spiritual DNA that keeps me building arts of wood that are one of a kind. Thanks Earl!!!

    I started building projects that I needed for my own use around the house. As I continued working with wood, my love for it grew bigger and started producing pieces of furniture art soley visualzed in my mind.  The blueprint of what I wanted embedded in the brain and all I have to do now is build it.

    My collection of this furniture art is looking for a good home.  I have an accumulation of “one of a kind” wood furniture/art that is functional and creates a unique statement.

    First, I get inspired by a piece of wood and then create a way to incorporate other forms of art.  I try to use non-native wood, whenever possible. This is my attempt to help Florida rid unwanted species and create a use for them. (see my current wood inventory for exact species).  What I do, I create one of a kind furniture/art that is in my head.

    What I don’t do, I don’t build custom pieces that you have a visual for.    It is too difficult to have your idea transferred over to my visual brain blueprint and the outcome would not be the same.  I build custom pieces that are blueprinted in my creative mind and go from there as I grab a chunk of wood and create the arts of work.

    If you like what you see, there is a price beside the piece. Feel free to ask any questions.

    Thanks for visiting the Southern Carpenter! Jerry Carr.

    http://www.southerncarpenter.com

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  • Dining Room Table -Swamp Mahogany

    This beautiful piece of swamp mahogany was purchased from Against the Grain. A great source of slabs. I needed a dictated size, which allowed me to build a slightly smaller dining room table for our home. The base of the table had to be built first, in which swamp mahogany was also used that was harvested locally about 5 years ago.

    I had to build a jig and cut 1/4” slices to form a semi-circle. After gluing 10 pieces together and obtaining my desired hand sculpted shape. Not an easy feat to get curved table base as you will see in the pictures. After the base of table was completed , this being my first project having to build a mold from Melamine , the size 1/2 inch larger than planned for the top table size of 63”long by 36” wide.

    As you can see in the photographs , the slab purchased was not Rectangle. In order to get it to rectangle , additional wood mahogany had to be carefully cut and added to the slab to complete a perfect rectangle table.

    The next step was Epoxy pour which is the first time I’ve ever worked with. The epoxy is pure black pigment and a total of four pours needed.

    Once the waiting was over and the epoxy was dried, the table needed many hours of patient sanding. Days of sanding this table to obtain the finest and smoothest table top I’ve ever built.

    The table was then finished with a Rubio Monocoat.

    I want to thank my supporters who have helped me immensely in getting my table built. Building a one of a kind table and never having worked with epoxy. Thank you to Against the Grain in Central Florida and You Tube Channel – Blacktail Studios for all their step by step tutorials. Without your knowledge and sharing valuable teachings for woodworkers. I could not have done this table without your help.

    Here she is – our new dining room table from start to finish. It was a labor of love that took a lot of patience and determination.

    The table and missing wood
    Building a jig to glue 10 pieces of wood to get the curve on the base of the table.
    The jig
    First table leg with curvature 10 pieces 1/4 inch thick. Legs of 1 of 2 pieces
    Glue and shaping the curve for table base
    Finished Base of Table and Insert for Table top
    Built rectangular form made out of Melamine. Built 1/2 inch larger than the planned top size 63 inch x 36 inch

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  • Cat Face Lamp

    Turn of the Century method to extract turpentine from pine trees in Central Florida. This tree was completely dead when found. I noticed metal pieces that was used to guide the turpentine into a bucket (not displayed). When the turpentine would stop producing the metal pieces would be shifted to a new scratch location man made via tool. Note all off the scratch marks over the years as this old tree produced turpentine. The reason they call this tree “Cat Face” is because it looks like the whiskers of a cat. I decided it would make a great piece of history art and turned into a Lamp.

  • Kitchen Island with Live Edge

    A custom made kitchen island made from eucalyptus wood. Shelving and drawers along with hooks to hang whatever your needs are. Fits very nicely into small spaces. Any size can be costumed built to fit your needs. One of a kind custom pieces. There are no duplicates. Designed and built by Jerry Carr. http://www.southerncarpenter.com

  • Custom Woodworks by Southern Carpenter

    I have always liked woodworking.  For me it’s a creative outlet to be able to design something I visualize in my mind.   There is no blueprint or design.  It is based strictly on the type of wood I will be working with and the need for a piece of furniture or artwork that I want to build based on vision.  There is so many types of woods.  I do not build production made furniture.  Each piece is unique in its own way and mastered with different kind of woods.   I would like to thank Brady Sellars from Agri Timber who continually procures new inventory of trees that need to be harvested.    The logs end up in the Wood mill and will sit for several months drying.    In the end, the logs are cut into different size/dimensions.   I can’t tell you what I will build after I finish a project.  I do know that I’ve created very large scale woodworks.   Dining Room Tables, Lamps, Dog Crate Furniture, Home Furnishings, Benches, Doors, and unique ArtWork .

     

  • Dining Room Table Country Meets Elegance

    Dining Room Table

    Country Meets Elegance

    I made This table for a friend’s son who is what I term a “modern cowboy”. I tried to mix country with elegance. It is made of cherry that I cut down about 8 years ago and Florida Rosewood. I ran the Rosewood stripe around the table to give it a little more character.  I

    I made the center section from a brindle cow hide.
    I know what your thinking, won’t the hide get dirty or gross when baby throws their mashed peas on it? Well, a cow poops on himself, gets branded, bit by animals and scared by barb wire and still it looks good on my table.
    I think that answers the question!
    I left the edges “live” because he likes that look. It is finished with over 10 coats of Arm-R-Seal, oil and urethane made for table tops. The base is a basic table design. I have found if you focus on the base, the top must not look so hot! I try putting all my efforts to the top. It should make the statement.
    I think I captured my idea! Do you agree?
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  • Custom Dog House -Furnishings (SOLD)

    Custom Dog House -Furnishings (SOLD)

    Custom dog house/ tv stand. Perfect for all pets. Looks great in family room while pet is resting and also loving his home accommodations. Can be painted any color to fit your theme. This piece of furniture looks great and keeps the pet near the family.
    Made of pine with a lid that lifts for easy cleanup.

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  • China Berry Bench – SOLD!

    I cut down a large China Berry tree near my house and had it cut into slabs. After studying the slabs for a few years, I found if I glued two slabs together (end to end), it would make a good bench back. Then the ideas started happening. After working out the dimensions, I found the back had some punky wood (very soft). I found a source of Arizona’s Kingsman mine turquoise. This is high quality turquoise and some say has healing properties. I used over 2 ½ lbs of turquoise and 6 coats of lacquer to finish the bench. The China Berry has very unusual grain patterns with hues that match Mahogany in beauty. This is a stunning bench that anyone would be proud to display. China Berry Slab: This slab came from the same tree as my bench. This piece is cut cross grain from the tree and then cut again in half. I found the sap wood was very punky so I inlaid turquoise which gives it a very distinctive look. They look like growth rings only blue/green. A very stunning art piece.

    Price: $988
    Contact: 407-766-6931

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